The subject of home organization frequently comes up when children or grandchildren enter the picture.  For families, adult-sized closets can offer a huge amount of storage space. Simple built-in wooden shelves offer the perfect hideaway for toys until children are old enough to hang their clothes. Cabinets, baskets or shelving built under beds or built into corners also helps keep toys, books, shoes and other items off the floor and out of the way.

Throughout the rest of the home, look for storage spaces that could benefit from a few design enhancements. Deep kitchen cabinets, for example, commonly become lost spaces. Installing a lazy susan or slide-out shelving keeps everything at arm's reach and enables you to reclaim your once lost space. Do you have a cabinet that is very tall? Adding a shelf inside of a cabinet can double the amount of usable space.